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Ignoring Nathaniel‘s embarrassed expression, Frank gestured with three fingers, “Thirdly, what I dislike the most, is making friends.” After speaking, Frank adjusted his jacket, stood up, and said, “I‘ll go get the bill. Enjoy your meal.” That was a proper insult from Frank. Nathaniel was still full of hesitation earlier, trying to negotiate, but now he became furious. Considering their relationship, Nathaniel initially thought he could easily reach a consensus with Frank. Still, he did not expect Frank to be so callous and not give him any courtesy at all.

‘Indeed, Frank is capable but does he think he‘s the only great perfumer? He‘s still far behind compared to the absolute top perfumers,‘ Nathaniel downed his wine with this bitter thought in mind. Wanting to see if Frank had left, he turned around and saw a familiar figure. ‘Is that Lily?!

He had almost forgotten she was here too. On the first day Melanie arrived, she ranted to him about it. Nathaniel squinted and saw Lily‘s profile from where he sat. He noticed she was sitting alone, holding the phone as if she was texting someone since she was tapping on her phone.

After some thought, Nathaniel turned his head and glanced toward the bathroom. He got up and approached Lily before Melanie came out.

Lily was happily texting Alexander on her phone. She did not expect that when she came downstairs to eat something, Alexander would come along too. Although their seats had enough privacy, Alexander‘s status was extraordinary. Lily thought that he should have been more careful.

Lily could see Alexander from where she was sitting, and he could see her too, but it was difficult for them to be together in public places like this, so they could only chat through texting. “Beware of the dog. It might bite you.” A text from Alexander appeared on Lily‘s phone. Seeing words on the screen, Lily frowned. ‘What does he mean?!‘

Looking up to see Alexander‘s reaction, Lily saw a familiar face approaching, “Hey, Lily!” Lily was startled and moved her body backward involuntarily. Nathaniel was a little pleased when he saw Lily‘s reaction. He would have been annoyed if she did not have any reaction when she saw him. Nathaniel thought it showed that she still cared and had him on her mind.

If Lily knew what Nathaniel was thinking, she would have felt pissed off. She was only startled by him and nothing else. “What a coincidence!” Nathaniel sat opposite her without asking for permission, “Are you here by yourself?”

Líly was annoyed as she rolled her eyes at Nathaniel, especially since he sat in a position that blocked her view of Alexander. Now she also understood why Alexander texted her that sentence. It meant that he saw Nathaniel walking toward her. “You should’ve given me a heads up.” Lily quickly sent Alexander a text.

Her words were full of resentment as Alexander laughed and texted her back, “Were you bitten that quickly?”

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“No, but it‘s annoying. Still, you don‘t need to come and help me chase the dog.” “Are you sure you want me to help? Then I‘ll head over.” Alexander was more than happy to come and even more eager to announce their relationship to the world. “No! No thanks! I refuse!” Lily repeated three times, and he laughed out loud.

“I‘ll be there for you anytime!” Alexander replied. of course, it was impossible to ask him to help, and Nathaniel would not dare to do anything in such a public setting. However, hearing those words from Alexander made Lily feel at ease, and she smiled sweetly.

Seeing her smile, Nathaniel was a little dizzy for a while. Given their long history together, he was used to having Lily by his side. He had grown accustomed to her busy schedule in the lab while dressed in work clothes daily, the peculiar aromas that permeated her body, and her unwavering expression and tone. However, these were the same reasons that made him feel very tired.

How could there be a woman as dull as her? She was neither charming nor sexy, neither romantic nor gentle. He had no interest in her at all. He would not spend so much time with her if it were not for her readiness to help him unconditionally or even her exceptional perfume–making skills.

However, her smile just now surprised him.

Such a sweet and playful smile. Was that really Lily? who was she joking and having a good time with? Lily was sitting right in front of Nathaniel, but she did not realize he was there. Why was she beaming so brightly while staring at her phone screen?

It shocked Nathaniel that she would completely disregard him. When he gave it some thought, he realized there was only one plausible explanation, she had done it on purpose. When Lily saw Nathaniel just now, her eyes were a little panicked. This would not be the case if she simply ignored him. Lily must be upset, so she acted this way. She was playing hard to get to win his attention. After clearing his throat, he tapped one hand on the table. The sound made Lily look up at him, and Nathaniel was satisfied.

‘Look! Stop pretending!‘ Nathaniel cared, but he also pretended not to çare. “Lily, I‘m talking to you. Can‘t you hear me?” he said. Glancing at him sideways, Lily said, “We‘re not that close.” “...” Nathaniel frowned as he was ridiculed. “Lily, why are you doing this? Even if we’re not lovers, we can still be friends! Look, you got your revenge, and your grudge is over. Melanie and I did something wrong, but you‘re still trying to get revenge. We‘ve already withdrawn the case, so just let go. Let‘s forget the past and move on, okay?” Lily was utterly amazed as she stared at him with wide eyes, as though she were looking at some rare animal.

‘What bizarre logic! Where did he get the nerve to suggest I just forget what happened? What

right does he have to say so? Who does he think he is?‘

“I‘m sorry, I don‘t quite understand what you mean. Come back for revenge? Avenge what? What was my revenge? You make me sound like a superhero, but I‘m sorry I did nothing!” Nathaniel leaned back with one hand on the back of her chair, turned to gaze at her, and said, ” Lily, there‘s no point in staying like this. I‘m sincerely making peace with you, yet you keep twisting and turning. Do you dare claim that you never touched the company’s formula while you were there? Didn‘t you deliberately give a fake formula for the essential oil?” His words were confident as if he had evidence to prove her guilty.

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Lily sat up and looked at Nathaniel with an amused expression. She questioned him patiently,” Mr. Hall, if I remember correctly, you‘ve been telling people that Ms. Thayer created your company‘s perfumes. Then, how could I have done something to your formula?

“Besides, since Ms. Thayer created the perfume, she could just make alterations. How could I possibly be able to do anything to your formula? How was this my revenge?”

Nathaniel had expected her to react this way, so he lowered his voice, “Lily, there isn‘t anyone around, so could you drop the act? We all know what‘s the deal with the formula. I admit I‘ve used you, and I‘m sorry. Still, you‘ve almost destroyed my company. Now that you‘ve left for Rebirth and doing well there, I won‘t ask much of you. I hope we can forgive and forget. How about that?”

This was already his most significant concession. He would not press charges on what Lily had done, and she should not continue to hold grudges against him for his past mistakes. In his opinion, this was the best outcome for both of them. Lily was silent and looked at Nathaniel as if she had never known him. How could he be so shameless and entitled? He was not at all sorry for everything that he had done. Not only that, he even dared to act like the victim. Nathaniel was such a shameless man!

“Now you‘re admitting I created all of MN Inc.’s previous perfumes and essential oils?” She asked mockingly without responding to his previous request.

“I–I...”

When Nathaniel was about to refute, someone came up from behind and called out to Lily,” Lily, I‘m back!”

He stopped talking as a woman approached to stand next to Lily. She placed a hand on Lily‘s shoulder and announced, “Gotcha! Now, you have to introduce your boyfriend to...”

Her smile froze as she turned cheerfully toward Nathaniel, “It‘s you!”

Of course, Jenny recognized Nathaniel and was startled to see him there. He was no boyfriend of Lily‘s. Instead, he was her ex.

Jenny‘s genuine smile turned into a smirk as she remarked sarcastically, “To what do we owe the honor of MN Inc.‘s director being here?”

Nathaniel was shocked by how fast Jenny‘s expression changed. He was also confused with her behavior. Last he checked, he had never crossed paths with Jenny, so why did she look at him like he owed her a million dollars?

Could it be because of Lily? That was impossible! Lily had only recently joined Rebirth, How could she be able to befriend someone so soon? She was not even a popular person to begin with

“Hi, I‘m Nathaniel Hall, and you are?” Jenny looked familiar, but he could not tell who she was.

This didn’t faze Jenny. She gave him a hasty smile and turned toward Lily, “I‘ve got something unbelievable to tell you!”

“What is it?” Lily smiled at her, Jenny’s appearance disrupted her original plan, but she was

still delighted to see Jenny as Lily wanted to escape the annoying pest. “Erm... Urgh, I forgot!” After giving it some thought, Jenny realized that her mind was blank. Jenny thought she could finally catch Lily with her boyfriend, but it was only Nathaniel. This exchange made her forget what she had planned to tell Lily. This realization made her angry. In annoyance, Jenny immediately turned to Nathaniel, “It‘s all your fault!”

Nathaniel was speechless at her reaction.

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“Mr. Hall, shouldn‘t you be accompanying your girlfriend? Why are you here bothering Lily? Lily is now our company‘s staff member, and she doesn‘t work for you anymore. If I were you. Mr. Hall, I would take care of my own affairs. You best be off before you lose something valuable.”

Jenny‘s condescending tone surprised Lily. What did she even mean by taking care of his affairs and losing something valuable? Nathaniel was also taken aback by Jenny‘s sudden mockery. He did not know her, so he did not know how to react.

“Ahh! I remember now. I wanted to tell you something!” After shutting Nathaniel up, Jenny finally remembered what she had wanted to tell Lily. Lily looked at her with curiosity. “What was it?” When Jenny was about to share her discovery, she noticed Nathaniel was still there. She turned toward him again. “Mr. Hall, don‘t you have something else to attend to? We‘re a little busy here, as you can see, so could you kindly leave?“.

Before Nathaniel could react, Jenny added, “If there‘s anything important you‘d like to tell us, please make an appointment at our head office. First of all, we‘re your competitors, and second, isn‘t it rude of you to eavesdrop on our company‘s confidential information?” Nathaniel was flabbergasted. When did he ever try to eavesdrop on their company‘s confidential information? He was just trying to talk to an old friend! Since Jenny was so forthright about disliking him, he would not continue to sit there and be insulted. After all, there was always a next time!

“I‘ll leave you ladies, then. Let‘s get together and chat another time, Lily,” he bid them farewell and stood up to leave.

Lily could only roll her eyes. ‘Who said I wanted to chat? The nerve of him!‘

After leaving the table, Nathaniel remembered Melanie was still not back. He hurried toward the bathrooms, but he saw her walking out slowly before he got there. Even though she was still moving carefully, she looked better than before. However, she was still slightly pale and worn out.

“Mel! Are you okay? Let‘s go back and get you in bed!” Nathaniel quickly walked over and held onto her. He could not help but feel sorry as he assumed she was pale because of her morning sickness. Melanie did not put up a fight and just nodded as she let him lead her out of the restaurant,

“Can you tell me now?” Lily said to Jenny as their eyes finally left the couple. Lily had wanted to ask Jenny what she wanted to share, but Nathaniel and Melanie drew her attention until they left. She shook her head slightly as she shifted her focus back to Jenny.

“Haha,” Jenny laughed slightly as she took a sip of her lemon water, “Guess what I saw in the bathroom just now?”

Lily could only stare at her. She was getting to know a whole new Jenny. This lady, who was serious, efficient, and sometimes bossy at work, was just like any other woman when it came to spreading gossip.

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Jenny lowered her voice and told Lily secretively, “I just witnessed a secret affair.” Lily looked at her with slight disapproval and shook her head, “I didn‘t know you had such a hobby.” “What‘s with that look? How could you just judge me like that? I was only noisy because it was somewhat related to you. Why else would I be interested if it was just some random person? Besides, they were quite unsightly!” Jenny reasoned heatedly.

“What do you mean by ‘related to me?“” Lily asked as she pointed to herself. “It involves your ex‘s current girlfriend. So isn‘t that somewhat related to you?” Lily did not even realize who Jenny was talking about, “Are you referring to Melanie?”

Jenny nodded, “Do you have another ex I should know of?” “What did you see?” Lily was not exactly interested, but she felt like she had to ask as Jenny was excited about sharing this piece of gossip with her. “I stayed in the bathroom for a while since I had a tummy ache. While I was in there, I heard someone rushing into the bathroom and throwing up....”

“Could you please get to the main point?” Lily was getting frustrated. She had never noticed that Jenny was such a long–winded bore. “I‘m getting to it!” Jenny tapped the table, annoyed with Lily interrupting her, “At first, it was normal that someone came in to throw up, but then I heard another voice, and it was a man. When I was just about to call the police to report this, the couple outside started kissing!” “So, you‘re saying that Melanie was the woman that rushed into the bathroom to throw up and that the guy that followed her was Frank?” Lily analyzed after listening to her story. “D*mn! How did you even know? Is this not a secret? I thought I was the first to find out!” Jenny cursed unknowingly and looked at Lily in astonishment. Here, Jenny thought that she had witnessed something incredible, but never would she have guessed that Lily would be able to figure it out even before Jenny got to finish her story.

Jenny was disappointed in herself. Noticing this, Lily quickly remarked, “No, no, you were the first to find out. I didn‘t know at all. 1–I just had a hunch.”

“A hunch? But you were so accurate. Why didn‘t you guess that it was Nathaniel instead?” Jenny snapped and Lily rolled her eyes at her, “How could it be Nathaniel when he was sitting right in front of me? Besides, you said that it was a secret affair. If it‘s Nathaniel, it wouldn‘t be a secret.” “Right,” Jenny agreed after giving it some thought, then she continued, “But how did you know it was Frank? Why can‘t it be someone else?” “Firstly, the only person we know who had been friendly with Melanie was Frank. Secondly, they were acting strange at the sampling event yesterday. I had a hunch that something was going on between them. However, I had no proof; besides, whoever she chooses to mingle with has nothing to do with me, so I don‘t care,“Lily said. “So, in the end, I was the only nosy one?” Jenny was puzzled. She had intentionally stayed in

the bathroom to witness what she thought was ground-breaking gossip, yet Lily did not care about it at all. “Well, at least you got to watch a free show,” Lily teased as she stood up, “I‘m leaving. I‘ll come back later.”

“Who said I wanted a free show? It was disgusting! Where are you going? You‘re not going back, are you?” Jenny yelled after her retreating back. “Yeah, there‘s something I need to do.” Lily saw Alexander leaving a while ago. He also left her a message on her phone. Lily wanted to see him before she returned to her room. “Are you seeing your boyfriend again?” Lily ignored Jenny‘s question while waving goodbye.

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Jenny was quite surprised at how relaxed Lily was as she looked at Lily‘s figure. Lily did not dwell on her past relationship that failed. Instead, she chose to be cool about it and moved on. Lily was now in a new relationship and living her life in style. She would have never expected to stay in the same hotel as Melanie and Nathaniel if she did not run into each other at the restaurant. Then again, that was the best hotel in town, so most who attended the sampling event stayed there. The prices also differed, depending on the floor the rooms were on.

Lily waited a while before entering the elevator to Alexander‘s room. She did not notice last time, but his floor was unusually silent. It was as if no one stayed on the same floor. Also, a thick carpet covered the hallway, making her footsteps discrete. Alexander‘s room door was wide open when Lily arrived. “Did you book the whole floor?” She asked as she stood at the entrance. Lily observed both ends of the hallway and guessed it was the case.

“Yeah. It‘s much quieter this way.” Alexander nodded. Judging from his tone, this was typical of him, and Lily was not surprised since this was his way of handling things. “What took you so long?” Alexander extended his arms and pulled Lily into a hug. As a punishment, he lowered his head and lightly bit her ear.

Lily moved away as she was ticklish. “I tried to come as soon as possible, but others were around. I couldn‘t come too close, or people might see us.” “Others? I only saw one annoying pest,” Alexander snarled as he thought of Nathaniel. Although Alexander did not like him, he did not care for Nathaniel either. However, Alexander wanted to pick Nathaniel up and throw him out of the restaurant when he saw Nathaniel approaching Lily.

“I was referring to Jenny,” Lily playfully slapped Alexander‘s hand away. She could tell he was jealous, so she smiled and imitated Alexander‘s way of talking, “After you left, Jenny came, and well... she chased the annoying pest away!” “Well done! I think she deserves a reward!” Alexander nodded in satisfaction.

Lily was amused. She could imagine the expression on Jenny‘s face if she knew she would get rewarded just by chasing away some guy. “You‘re drifting off again.” Alexander turned Lily‘s body around to face him. He was unhappy she was thinking about something else, so he lowered his head and kissed her hard as punishment.

Lily responded passionately and circled her arms around him. She always felt happy whenever she was with him. After what seemed like an eternity, Alexander finally released Lily‘s lips and rubbed his nose against hers.

“Aren’t you curious about what Nathaniel said to me?” Lily thought Alexander would ask about her conversation with Nathaniel since he was looking at them the whole time.

“Nope, I‘m not curious at all. He would‘ve just said some useless sh*t anyway,” Alexander remarked with disgust. Lily was surprised by his precision that she wanted to give him two

thumbs up. “The fact he could temporarily solve the issue you caused made him arrogant. He wanted to come over to rub it in your face,” Alexander added as he released Lily‘s hands and turned to prepare some hot tea for Lily. The steam enveloped his face as he poured the hot water into the teapot. His silhouette behind the steam was so majestic that it made Lily‘s heart skip.

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“How did you know that?” Lily smiled and took a seat opposite Alexander. Her hands supported her cheeks as she looked up at him. “Is there anything you don‘t know?”

Alexander slowly poured hot water from the kettle into the teacups while he said, “There are a lot of things I don‘t know. For instance, when are you willing to make our relationship public?”

His serious look made Lily chuckle. “Dear Mr. Russell, you‘re known to be a low-key person. Would you want to announce our relationship to everyone?”

“I only lie low for certain things.” He put a tea bag into Lily‘s cup and slid it across the table toward her. “If it‘s about our relationship, I want as many people to know about us as possible!” Alexander wanted to tell the entire world that Lily was the woman he loved and that she belonged to him. No one could ever take her away from him. The most they could do was just be envious.

Lily lowered her gaze and reached for the cup handle. Happiness was filling her heart. “Oh, right. Those two have been in close contact with someone called Frank Moreau recently. That man is not someone you want to get yourself involved with.” Alexander just remembered this and reminded Lily. The tea was still hot, so Lily paused her movement when her fingers touched the cup as she asked, “What‘s up with him?”

Something seemed off about Frank. He was everywhere recently. Initially, Lily thought it was usual to meet him at perfumery–related events as Nathaniel‘s company had engaged his help.

However, three things alerted Lily about Frank: First, it looked like something was happening between him and Melanie; Second, he attended the sampling session as a special guest; Third, Alexander reminded Lily to stay away from him. Lily began to wonder what Frank‘s true identity was.

“He‘s a dark horse in the perfumery industry abroad. He‘s talented and won several awards, but there are also many speculations about him. Some suspected he stole others‘ work, while a few media outlets reported problems with his products.”

Alexander placed the kettle down and took a seat too. He held the teacup in his hand as he pondered. “He had disappeared from the public‘s eyes over the last six months. I didn‘t think he would be here, and...”

“Well, let‘s just say he has terrible morals.” Alexander took a sip of tea and nodded in satisfaction. Then he looked at Lily‘s untouched cup of tea. “Try it! That‘s the specialty tea over here. It‘s an uncommon type of tea and is only harvested in small amounts, but it tastes amazing.” Seeing how he promoted the tea enthusiastically, Lily also took a sip. Indeed, it was smooth and fragrant with a fresh aftertaste.

“It‘s nice.” She nodded, her mind still on Frank‘s matter. “What do you mean by terrible morals? As in with girls?”

“Yeah.” After a moment of silence, Alexander nodded. “Someone sued him for rape before

this, but the case got dismissed because the other party did not have enough evidence. Later, they tried to clear his name by saying that the allegation was false and that someone was trying to defame him. No matter what, you should stay away from him.” “I won‘t have the chance to interact much with him anyway,” Lily said.

Even if Frank did not have all that dirt on him, Lily would not involve herself with anyone from MN Inc.

It was enough for Alexander that Lily listened to his words. He raised his head slightly and drank some more tea. Then something hit him. “About yesterday... Are you okay?”

“Cough! Cough, cough!” Lily spat her tea out and choked instantly upon hearing that ‘What does he mean by that? Why is he talking about that all of a sudden? I wasn‘t prepared for that at all!

Alexander found her surprised look and red cheeks adorable. “Are you having trouble answering my question?”

The more he said, the hotter Lily‘s cheeks became. She covered her mouth with one hand to cough and also to avoid his gaze, but what happened the night before filled her mind. “It seems you‘re not satisfied with my performance.” Alexander sighed and took another sip of tea.

“I–It‘s...” Lily wanted to tell him it was okay, but Alexander interjected, “That‘s why we must try again.” His words rendered Lily completely speechless.

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‘How cunning! How dare he trick me this way?‘ “Let‘s try again, shall we?” Alexander stared at Lily, smirking as he raised a brow.

Lily was done with him. He talked about all that just to dive back into the unfinished conversation they had on their phones.

“There‘s no need for that. Mr. Russell, i‘m satisfied with your skills and performance.” Lily gracefully turned down Alexander. She would not let him have his way. Her compliments did not make him happy as he glanced faintly over at her. “That‘s not what you said before.” “Really? My mind must‘ve been in a mess out there. I don‘t even remember what I said.” Lily shrugged, feigning ignorance. “You mean you want me to refresh your memory? Is that right?” Alexander placed his cup down and walked over to her. She wanted to flee as he drew nearer to her, but he caught her wrist and made her sit back down on the stool.

“Alex...” she called his name softly, placing her hands on his chest. Just a moment ago, she had been feisty, but now, she was like a tame cat.

“Don‘t be afraid!” Alexander suddenly became serious and said gently, “Although we moved a step forward in our relationship, there‘s something I want to tell you. I won‘t force you to do anything you don‘t want to. Do you understand?“.

Lily was fooling around with him before, so she was not expecting him to tell her that suddenly. While looking at his face and into his sincere eyes, her heart melted into a puddle.

She lifted her arm, caressed his cheek softly, and said gently, “Alex, I was willing to do it with you.”

Alexander held her hand and left a kiss on the back of it. “I know.”

He was sure about Lily‘s thoughts, which was why he continued. He would have stopped if she was not willing to take their relationship a step forward with him. Hence, he believed he was a lucky man. The woman who was most precious to him loved him back.

Lily wrapped her arms around his waist to hug him and snuggled into his embrace. She believed she was one lucky woman as well. Initially, she wanted nothing else but to strike a deal with him.

However, the arrangement they made turned out to be even better than she could have hoped for.

Melanie was in terrible condition. Her face was turning paler by the minute, while her lips were so dry that they cracked.

Nathaniel was worried sick about her. “Mel, let me take you to the hospital,” Leaning sideways on the bedframe, she shook her head. “It‘s fine. I‘m just exhausted. All I need to do is get some rest.”

She closed her eyes, but Frank‘s face filled her mind, and it scared her sh*tless once again. She had not expected Frank being daring enough to follow her into the restroom earlier since they were in a public area. Thankfully, after they kissed for a while and he said a few things, he departed. Even if that was all he did, she was still shocked.

It would be awful for her reputation if anyone saw them, even someone other than Nathaniel. It was time she did something!

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Nathaniel prohibited Melanie from working once they returned from Middle Valley, and she could no longer enter the lab. He claimed that the laboratory’s chemicals were dangerous for the unborn child. Recently, he had been extremely attentive to her, attending to her every need. Frank parted ways with the two for the time being. Fortunately, he gave Melanie the formulas of two perfumes before he left. He said it was his latest research outcome and a reward for Melanie,

Although Melanie had her initial misgivings about the formulas, she was pleasantly delighted by the outcomes when the lab made samples. She finally felt at ease and that everything she had done had been worthwhile.

However, what Frank had given her was far from enough. She wanted more. It was just that the thought of him still made her tremble in fear. It was great for them to spend some time apart for now. Her body could recover while she used this time to think things through.

“What‘s on your mind?” Nathaniel asked as he walked over with a glass of warm milk. He truly cared for her in all aspects of her life now. She took the glass from him and smiled. “It‘s nothing. I was hoping our new products would be available in time for the annual perfumery competition at the year‘s end. Even second place would benefit the company if we were to win an award.”

“My thoughts exactly.” Nathaniel pinched the tip of Melanie‘s nose and said, “I’ve already begun the preparations. Registration for the annual perfumery competition will close next month, so we must launch our new products as soon as possible. It‘ll be even better if they‘re a big hit in the market. I‘ve tried them, and I think they‘re pretty good. There should not be a problem.”

“That‘s great. I hope this will help us offset the company‘s losses. You‘ll be less stressed this way, too,” she said and breathed a sigh of relief.

It touched him to see that Melanie still cared about him and the company, even when she was pregnant and feeling under the weather. “Mel, you‘re too nice to me.”

“Id*ot. We‘ve been together for such a long time. You treat me the best, too, don‘t you? It‘s only right that I do the same. Plus, part of the company belongs to me too!” Melanie‘s gentle look always aroused tenderness from others.

Nathaniel nodded quickly. “You‘re right! The company is mine, and that means it‘s yours too. In the future, it‘ll belong to our children. Mel, I‘m so glad that I chose you back then. If I had chosen Lily, she...”

The thought of Lily‘s heartless behavior made him highly uneasy. They dated for a couple of years, yet he never knew her darker side. He did not expect Lily to tamper with the formula, and she turned egotistical when he tried to make up with her.

‘Did she think that the company would shut down without her? Soon, I‘ll make her regret everything she did!

At the sound of Lily‘s name, Melanie frowned. “Don‘t talk about her! It disgusts me!”

“That‘s right. It‘s disgusting to talk about her. Drink the milk, and I have another good news for you.” “What is it?” Melanie drank it in one go, making her feel much better. Nathaniel adjusted her pillow, helping her to lie down as he tucked her into bed. “I‘ve talked to you about our marriage before,” he paused for a moment, then said, “I‘ve told my mom about it, and she wants to meet you.” “Your mom?” Melanie blinked. “You mean Ms. Neville?”

“Yeah,” he said while nodding, “After meeting her, we can start preparing for our wedding. You wouldn‘t want to be in your wedding dress with an enormous belly, would you?”

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“...Yeah.” Melanie answered hesitantly. she did not look like she was happy about Nathaniel‘s plan. Although she had no intention of ending things, she also had no desire to tie the knot with him.

After giving birth, she would be a full–time housewife, caring for the child and domestic responsibilities. However, Nathaniel‘s existing abilities and MN Inc.‘s current success level were far from what she desired. If she had a baby now, she would not have time to advance her fame and status in the industry. How would she get richer?

“Aren‘t you happy about it?” Nathaniel thought Melanie would jump for joy at the news, giving him a few kisses at the least. However, she was so calm that it seemed like she was not excited about it.

“It‘s not like that. Have you told your mom that I‘m pregnant?” she probed.

“No, I wanted to give her a surprise. What‘s wrong?”

His answer made Melanie feel relieved. “It‘s nothing. I think we shouldn‘t tell her about it so soon. After all, I just got pregnant, and you know what they say about how pregnancy can be unstable in the first few months. I‘m just afraid that if something happened, we might lose our child.”

“Stop right there!” He interrupted her instantly as displeasure was written all over his face.” Our child will be healthy and safe! Don‘t think of nonsense! The most important thing is to take care of yourself and our baby. You don‘t need to do anything else for now.

“Although my mom hadn‘t mentioned this before, I know she wants grandchildren. You know she had only given birth to a girl after remarrying, right? I‘m her only son, so she would be elated if she knew you‘re pregnant.” “You shouldn‘t stress yourself out. I’m just talking about the possibility of it...” Melanie continued.

“Say nothing about that! That wouldn‘t happen!” Nathaniel stopped her from thinking that way.

He looked into her eyes while holding her shoulders and said, “Mel, stop thinking of stupid things! Don‘t listen to nonsense from other people, either! You‘ll be healthy, and our child will come into this world safely. I won‘t allow anything to happen to you or the baby. Do you understand?”

His words rendered Melanie speechless. Slowly, she nodded, her expression turning more gloomy than before.

To be honest, Melanie had considered aborting the child, but she had not made a solid decision. She was trying to probe Nathaniel‘s thoughts, but she did not expect such a big reaction from him. Melanie could not imagine what he would do if she aborted the child.

However, this child was indeed a warrior. It was miraculous that the baby was still fine after the past few days.

Melanie was initially hesitant about the abortion. She had even more doubts about it after speaking with Nathaniel. She decided not to think about the abortion, so… she would just leave it be now!

After tucking Melanie into bed, Nathaniel tiptoed out of the room and made a call.

“Mom.”

On the other end, a melodious voice sounded, “Nate.” “I‘ll bring Mel to meet you tomorrow at our usual spot. I‘ll be there first, and you can take your time.”

“I told you I don‘t want to meet her.” After a moment of silence, Eloise said, “You deserve better.”

Nathaniel held his phone tighter and turned to look back at the room. The door was still closed.

He then said in a soft voice, “Mom, you promised me. Just meet her once. I‘m sure you‘ll like her.”